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| Europe migrant crisis: Boat sinks off Tunisia with more than 40 Sudanese on board | Europe migrant crisis: Boat sinks off Tunisia with more than 40 Sudanese on board |
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| Tunisian coast guards are tasked with trying to stop migrants crossing to Europe | Tunisian coast guards are tasked with trying to stop migrants crossing to Europe |
| At least 13 Sudanese migrants have died and 27 others are missing after their boat sank off Tunisia's coast, a Tunisian official has said. | At least 13 Sudanese migrants have died and 27 others are missing after their boat sank off Tunisia's coast, a Tunisian official has said. |
| Only two people on board survived, while search operations were under way for those missing, he added. | Only two people on board survived, while search operations were under way for those missing, he added. |
| It is the latest disaster to hit migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean from Africa to Europe. | It is the latest disaster to hit migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean from Africa to Europe. |
| Sudan plunged into a civil war about 10 months ago, forcing at least nine million people to flee their homes. | Sudan plunged into a civil war about 10 months ago, forcing at least nine million people to flee their homes. |
| Most of them have taken refuge either in safer parts of the country, or in neighbouring states. | Most of them have taken refuge either in safer parts of the country, or in neighbouring states. |
| Some foreign governments, including the UK's, evacuated their nationals trapped in Sudan after fighting broke out between the army and a rival paramilitary force last April. | Some foreign governments, including the UK's, evacuated their nationals trapped in Sudan after fighting broke out between the army and a rival paramilitary force last April. |
| In total 2,498 migrants died in 2023 trying to cross the central Mediterranean, a 75% increase on the previous year, according to the International Organization for Migration. | |
| Last year, the European Union (EU) signed a deal with Tunisia to tackle irregular migration. | Last year, the European Union (EU) signed a deal with Tunisia to tackle irregular migration. |
| The deal includes $118m (£90m) to stop smuggling, strengthen borders and return migrants. | The deal includes $118m (£90m) to stop smuggling, strengthen borders and return migrants. |
| The latest disaster took place after the boat left Jebiniana, a small town near the city of Sfax. | The latest disaster took place after the boat left Jebiniana, a small town near the city of Sfax. |
| A judicial spokesman in the Tunisian city of Monastir, Farid Ben Jha, said an investigation was under way into the incident. | A judicial spokesman in the Tunisian city of Monastir, Farid Ben Jha, said an investigation was under way into the incident. |
| The migrants were likely to have been "exploited in a human trafficking case or in the formation of a criminal group to reach Europe illegally", he was quoted by AFP news agency as saying. | The migrants were likely to have been "exploited in a human trafficking case or in the formation of a criminal group to reach Europe illegally", he was quoted by AFP news agency as saying. |
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| 'My black skin says I don't belong in Tunisia' | 'My black skin says I don't belong in Tunisia' |
| ‘Our lives have become a piece of hell in Sudan’ | ‘Our lives have become a piece of hell in Sudan’ |
| 'I saw bodies dumped in Sudan mass grave' | 'I saw bodies dumped in Sudan mass grave' |
| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Europe migrant crisis | Europe migrant crisis |
| Tunisia | Tunisia |